In the face of market turmoil – such as what we’re seeing as a consequence of Trump’s war on Iran – gold is often spoken ...

After discussing the recent movements in the oil markets and their ramifications in the broader economy, EBC Financial ...

Once the hallmark of secrecy and security for the ultra-wealthy, traditional offshore tax havens are losing their grip under mounting global scrutiny. As pressure grows from international tax reforms ...

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt raised the burgeoning issue of job automation in a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to Schmidt, "it's a race between computers and people, and ...

Uzbekistan’s landmark National Investment Fund IPO is more than a capital-raising exercise. It is a test of international ...

As AI moves from experimentation towards implementation, the next competitive distinction in financial services will not be ...

When Brexit came one step closer to becoming a reality in 2018, Tradeweb was left with few options other than expanding its European presence beyond London. The US company, which runs platforms for ...

On June 2, Barclays announced the sale of its outpost in Zimbabwe to Malawi-listed lender First Merchant Bank, a continuation of the bank’s exit from Africa. The price of the sale was not announced, ...

Hailing from Aspromonte, a mountainous region in Southern Italy, Anna Sergi has first-hand experience of the mafia’s devilish appeal. Her latest book Chasing the Mafia is an idiosyncratic travelogue ...

In 2014, the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared sleep disorders a “public health epidemic”; two years later, the World Health Organisation released a study, Sleep ...

Since time immemorial, alcohol has been a part of the social fabric of human life on earth. The earliest evidence of intentional alcohol production stems back to 7,000BC, from fermented residues found ...